Recent Content by sam0056

Hello friends im back. I have a question for the community regarding possible b12 deficiency. My mohter is 68 years old and had T2 diabetes for the last about 4 years controlled quite well with metformin. Of recent she has started to develop tingling and burning sensations in her feet and legs...

Thank you all sincerely for all your support and best wishes this really is very informative and supportive forum for future reference and I will inform others with diabets about it.

Well i took my mother to the Podiatrist today and she identified the what i thought to be an ulcer as a slow healing blister. She has bandaged it up and asked to keep it dry and will remove the bandage in a week to check. I feel much relieved now as i was panicking unnecessarily. She also said...

Hi guys thanks for the recommendations re appropriate types of shoes. Tomorrow mum had the appointment with a specialist podiatrist and things should get sorted. I was asked to email the pictures of the ulcer I had taken and she said there didn't seem to be any sign of infection yet so tomorrow...

Thnak you all again for the words of encouragement. Ive taken a look at the ulcer again this morning and it does not seemed to have changed to much from how it looked last night. The reason i try to be very prompt in getting these matters dealt with at the earliest possible convenience is that 3...

Further update. Today i went to the nhs Podiatrist clinic where my mother attends to try and get a quick appointment maybe even the same day but that was not forthcoming. The receptionist said nothing available until friday so i accepted and she said if there are any cancellations she would call...

I realize this could be serious and I'm not asking anyone for a diagnosis over the internet this was just an update as to what happened when mum went to the A&E

Hi just to update everyone my sister and mother have returned from the hospital where they have been advised to make an appointment with the GP when possible and in the mean time just take painkillers. My mum does not feel they have taken things seriously considering the diabetes and i really...

My sister is going to take her to the A&E in an hour because we cant seem to get another doctor to come out and the nearest next appointment is in 2 weeks.

Hi and thank you all for the concern and advice. It is very strange she went to bed the previous night without any blisters whatsoever and woke in the morning with that blister which was a normal white blister to start with. The doctor who came out asked the same thing iff it was because of bad...

Hello to all people of this forum. I have joined this forum for advice for my mother who is 67 years old and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 3 years ago. On all of her review appointments the Hbac1 readings have been within range and even good. Fast forward to last week and my mother...